WELCOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS… HOME OF MURDER, MAYHEM AND CATFISH ENCHILADAS.

When Camille (Glenn Close) one day finds her aunt dead, she realizes that the suicide will bring shame on her family – so she makes it look like murder. Another Southern tale from Robert Altman; this is an absurd comedy with a nice, laidback atmosphere and, as always, a star-studded cast. Close is wonderful as the greedy, power-hungry director of the annual Easter play and Charles Dutton is just right as the friendly drunk who becomes a murder suspect. Altman’s comedies are usually uneven, but he finds the right tone here; the story has chaos but the comedy doesn’t turn hysterical. 

1999-U.S. 118 min. Color. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay: Anne Rapp. Cast: Glenn Close (Camille Dixon), Julianne Moore (Cora Duvall), Liv Tyler (Emma Duvall), Chris O’Donnell, Charles S. Dutton, Patricia Neal… Ned Beatty, Lyle Lovett.

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